BOTETOURT CO., Va. -- The Covenant softball season came to a close on Thursday afternoon at the 2012 NCCAA Softball National Championships as the Lady Scots dropped a 4-0 contest to Cal Baptist before being eliminated by Trevecca Nazarene 1-0. Covenant finishes the season 21-22 overall.
Covenant Eliminated from Mid-East Region Tournament
Posted May 10, 2012MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Mid-Continent's Richard Arias hit a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to lift the Cougars to a 3-2 win over Covenant on Thursday afternoon at the NCCAA Mid-East Region Tournament. The loss eliminates the Scots from the tournament. Mid-Continent moves on to face Bluefield College needing to beat the Rams twice to win the region.
Covenant (24-20) will now have to wait and see if they are selected as an at-large for the NCCAA Baseball National Championships in Mason, Ohio, on May 16-19.
Covenant Joins USA South Athletic Conference
Posted May 10, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The USA South Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that Covenant College has accepted an invitation to join the Conference as a full member. The Lookout Mountain, Georgia institution will begin USA South play during the 2013-14 academic year. Covenant joins Huntingdon College who also announced its intentions to join the USA South today.
Scots Suffer First Region Loss
Posted May 9, 2012MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Plagued by untimely errors, the Covenant Scots baseball team suffered its first loss in the NCCAA Mid-East Region Tournament on Wednesday night as they fell to Bluefield College 7-4. Covenant now faces an elimination game on Thursday when they face Mid-Continent at 1 p.m. The Scots defeated the host Cougars 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Three Run Sixth Lifts Covenant over Mid-Continent
Posted May 8, 2012
MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Covenant fell behind early, but battled back with three runs in the sixth inning and one more in the seventh inning as the Scots defeated top-seed Mid-Continent 5-3 in game three of the NCCAA Mid-East Region Tournament on Tuesday night. Covenant advances in the winners bracket with the win and will face Bluefield College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Covenant was shut down offensively for the first five innings by Mid-Continent starter Tomas Rodriguez. The Scots loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth inning on three straight singles, but Rodriguez worked out of the jam with a strikeout and a double play.
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